It has been exactly one year since I wrote the last one of these (see it here) and it has been a big few weeks for Asian mixed martial arts (MMA) with UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le in Macau and ONE FC: Reign of Champions in Dubai, so this seemed like the right time to take a look at which have been the most successful camps in the region over the course of the last 12 months. Evolve MMA It has been a very good few months for Evolve MMA in both UFC and ONE FC with Shinya Aoki defending his ONE FC 155-pound world title, Ben Askren winning the ONE FC 170-pound world title, Herbert Burns taking another step closer to a title shot, and No. 3 ranked UFC contender Rafael dos Anjos recently becoming the first man ever to stop former UFC world champion Benson Henderson via technical knockout.
There was also a huge submission win for UFC fighter Leandro Issa over Jumabieke Tuerxun at the The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 19 Finale which saw Issa take home $100,000 in performance bonuses. Tyron Woodley recently put in one of the most impressive performances of his entire career after a camp at Evolve MMA, stopping Dong Hyun Kim at UFC in Macau with a vicious first-round knockout. Over the last several years, Evolve MMA has consistently been at the top of the heap in terms of winning percentage and big name fighters.
Ranking the top MMA camps in Asia 2014 edition
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